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Leicester vs Manchester United as it happened: Jose Mourinho's side pile misery of troubled champions

Re-live updates from the Premier League fixture at the King Power Stadium

Joe Miles
Sunday 05 February 2017 13:00 GMT
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored Manchester United's second goal against Leicester City
Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored Manchester United's second goal against Leicester City (Getty)

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Manchester United travel to Leicester City on Sunday afternoon, where they will be presented with a chance to capitalise on defeats for their immediate rivals.

Jose Mourinho's side have regularly failed to take advantage of slip-ups by those around them throughout the season, as they did during the midweek round of fixtures in the draw with Hull City.

Leicester, however, are emerging as the top-flight's new whipping boys. A run of eight defeats in 14 games has dragged Claudio Ranieri's defending champions into the relegation mire, and a quick turnaround is much-needed.

What time is kick-off?

The match will kick off at 4.00pm on Sunday 5 February.

Where can I watch it?

It will be shown live on Sky Sports 1, with highlights on BBC One at 10.30pm.

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Odds

Provided by 888.com

Leicester: 19/4

Manchester United: 17/25

Draw: 29/10

Saturday's Premier League results

Chelsea 3 Arsenal 1

Crystal Palace 0 Sunderland 4

Everton 6 Bournemouth 3

Hull City 2 Liverpool 0

Southampton 1 West Ham United 3

Watford 2 Burnley 1

West Bromwich Albion 1 Stoke City 0

Tottenham Hotspur 1 Middlesbrough 0

FULL TIME

LEICESTER CITY 0 - 3 MANCHESTER UNITED 

The speculation of relegation looms large for last season's Champions, as United leave the King Power Stadium with three points under their belt. Goals from Mkhitaryan, Ibrahimovic and Mata sunk the fearful Foxes, with a comeback not looking likely at any stage of the fixtures. 

Ranieri certainly has a mountain to climb with Leicester now, as the side leave the ground with a haunted glow. That's their fourth straight defeat and they remain as the only side in all four divisions without a goal in 2017.

On the other hand, United continue their unbeaten run of 15 games and continue their pursuit at the top end of the table.

That is all from us today, it's been a pleasure. Thanks for tuning. Same again next week guys.

If you've enjoyed today or have any comments about the blog, please feel free to tweet me on @joooemiles

Joe Miles5 February 2017 18:00

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